beaten
/ˈbiː.tən/
beaten adjective: defeated. Also the past participle of beat.
Adjective
beaten (comparative more beaten, superlative most beaten)
- Defeated.
- Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.
- a beaten path; beaten gold; the beaten victims of the attack
- Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
- Trite; hackneyed.
- Synonyms:
- banal, commonplace, unoriginal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, clichéd, corny, dog-eared
Also used as
beaten is also the past participle of beat.
Examples of beaten in a sentence
- Smith is in the bubble position, having barely beaten out Jones for the last spot.
- After being beaten in pool by Melanie, John asked for a rematch.
- The game strategy he pursued was noneffective, and he was beaten soundly.
Synonyms of beaten
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Forms of beaten
| comparative | more beaten |
|---|---|
| superlative | most beaten |
Origin of beaten
From beat + -en.
Words formed from beaten
Phrases with beaten
- beaten it
- beaten on
- beaten to
- beaten all
- beaten off
- beaten out
- dry beaten
- beaten back
- beaten down
- beaten feet
- beaten into
- beaten time
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- beaten about
- beaten up on
- beaten as one
- beaten the air
- beaten the bat
- beaten Banaghan
- beaten biscuits
- beaten the cock
- beaten the drum
- beaten the dust
- beaten the hoof
- beaten the meat
- beaten the odds
- beaten the wing
- beaten into fits
- beaten one's ass
- beaten the clock
- beaten the crowd
- beaten the dummy
- beaten to a pulp
- beaten into shape
- beaten one's face
- beaten one's meat
- beaten the bishop
- beaten the bounds
- beaten the bushes
- beaten the system
- beaten one's brain
- beaten one's chest
- beaten a dead horse
- beaten one's breast
- beaten the drum for
- beaten someone's ass
- beaten the pants off
- beaten about the bush
- beaten someone's time
- beaten the tar out of
- beaten a hasty retreat
- beaten around the bush
- beaten the poop out of
- beaten the shit out of
- beaten off with a stick
- beaten one's brains out
- beaten into a cocked hat
- beaten like a jungle drum
- beaten the stuffing out of
- beaten with the ugly stick
- beaten someone's brains out
- beaten the daylights out of
- beaten someone round the ears
- beaten someone at their own game
- beaten one's swords into plowshares
- beaten one's swords into ploughshares
- beaten one's head against a stone wall
- put an egg in one's shoe and beaten it
Words that rhyme with beaten
Questions about beaten
- What does beaten mean?
- Beaten means defeated.
- What part of speech is beaten?
- Beaten is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce beaten?
- Beaten is pronounced /ˈbiː.tən/.
Words near beaten in the dictionary
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